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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2023
Kazuki Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Miyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Hirono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Yanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Susaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Kimata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuki Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Miyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Hirono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuta Yanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Susaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanobu Kimata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medium processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a tray, a binder, a mover, and a switcher. The switcher includes a first passage, a second passage, and a movable wall. The movable wall guides a guided portion of the binder to the second passage when the guided portion moving along the first passage from an end side to a center side contacts the movable wall; causes the guided portion to pass when the guided portion moving along the second passage from the end side to the center side contacts the movable wall; guides the guided portion to the first passage when the guided portion moving along the second passage from the center side to the end side contacts the movable wall; and causes the guided portion to pass when the guided portion moving along the first passage from the center side to the end side contacts the movable wall.